Celebrating Our Search for Excellence 2024 Winners
Local Education and Service Awards
Teaching Site- Rutherford County Demonstration Rain Garden and Crimson Clover Master Gardeners Pollinator Demonstration Garden
Workshop/Presentation- Knox County Smart Yards and Friends Festival
Innovative Program for Underserved Audiences- Shelby County Horticulture Therapy for Senior Adults
Written or Recorded Education- Knox County Organic Master Gardener and Shelby County Through our Garden Gates Digital/Print Collateral
Youth- Sumner County Shalom Zone Youth Gardening Program
Individual and Local Partner Awards
Outstanding Master Gardener – Walter Dykas- Anderson County; Linda Robertson- Wilson County; Carlton Mathes- Hamilton County
Outstanding Partner- Lee Rumble- Knox County Extension; Grow Oak Ridge
Friday Office Hours for Horticulture featuring LIVE visits and conversations with our wide Extension horticulture team!
All at 10 est/9 cst
- June 14th
- July 12th
- August 2nd
- September 6th
(all those signed up for Friday Focus will automatically receive these reminders in 2023)
Check out these NEW Horticulture Extension publications
Great new resources developed just for you by our Extension horticulture team!
Interested in Houseplants?
Thinking about a beautiful spring lawn?
2023 Lawn Maintenance Calendar
Lawn and Landscape Weed Control
Interested in Home Fruits?
Selecting Home Apples and Pears
2024 in our TEMG Program
The Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Program is a volunteer educational program that provides Tennesseans with horticulture education!
The Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Program trains and engages with volunteers to provide the public with research-based information on lawn and garden topics. TEMGs are volunteers who have a love of plants and horticulture coupled with Extension training to equip them to teach and assist Tennessee residents.
Interested in Becoming a Tennessee Extension Master Gardener?
2024 will have many great possibilities to connect with our program in local groups around the state. Our statewide EMG leadership team is providing a training that will provide a great content foundation from our best speakers in the context of real, live, in-person interactive sessions in your county to get the best of both worlds. All registration occurs locally, so contact the local county Extension office nearest you for all the information.
What is the Mission of the TN Extension Master Gardener Program?
Improve the lives of Tennesseans through horticulture education delivered by a dedicated and skilled volunteer network.
What is the Impact of the TN Extension Master Gardener Program?
200,319 hours of service and educational outreach that represent a value to Tennessee of $5,632,970.28 in 2023!
“Master Gardeners are a nationwide group. It makes you feel like you are a part of something bigger than yourself. You never have to feel out of place, no matter what city you visit or move to.”
2021 Extension Master Gardener Intern
